The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1887-07-15
WISCONSIN STATE NEWS.

Quotations: Wheat-No. 2, 70497O1Sc-
Corn-No. 8, 36x9361{c. Oats-N0. z,
S17Ec. Rye-No. !, 5514c. Barley-No. 2, 6se>
The post-office free-delivery system has
been inaugurated in Fond du Lac.
The Menom9nee Indians haven't held an
annual dance since 1874
The Sherwood House at Oualaska, La
Crosse County, was burned the other
night Loss, 5000: Insured for 81, 500.
At one o'clock the next afternoon Love
JOY Bros sash, door and blind factory was
burned, together with two ad joining resi-
dences and a quantity of building material.
Loss, SIS, 900; insurance, $4,000.
The site has been selected for the La
Crosse crematory, and wcrk will be COM
menced on the building in few days.
The United States recruiting office,
which was removed from Chicago to Mil
waukee, has been opened under the charge
of Captain F. D. Garretty, Seventh United
States Infantry He will recruit for both
cavalry and infantry.
A fire, believed to have been of incen-
diary origin, destroyed the Badger soap
factory at GAINESVILLE recently. Loss,
about SIC, 900; insurance Sc, 500
George Morris was taken to Eau Claire
from Thorp the other day and lodged in
Jail to save him from threatened lynch
ing. Morris fatally stabbed John Splitter
in a drunken quarrel which arose while
they, with others, were returning home
from dance. Both are farmers.
Two Rivers is to have factory for the
manufacture of printers wood furniture.
Farmers in Rock County have been cut
ting rye green and stacking it for hay.
The needs of the persons made homeless
by the recent fire at Marshfeld are being
supplied in a great measure by generous
| contributions, and shantes are being
erected to live in. Over fifteen solid brick
stores will be begun at once. The distress
is mainly among the laboring class whose
homes were burned and who have no work.
The Upham Manufacturing Company will
! at once rebuild its sawmilh furniture
| factory, grist-mill and four solid brick
stores. The town will be rebuilt more
substantially than before.
| II. R. Jones, of De Pere, Brown County,
the defaulting banker, who was convicted
this spring, has been denied new trial by
| Judge Hastings. 1t was reported that
Jones had skipped" to Canada and that
his bondsmen were not responsible per-
| sons.
It is reported that Manitowoc people
J have been swindled by ''salted" Colo
RADIO gold mine.
The fftieth anniversary of the organiza-
ton OF Grant County was celebrated
few days ago by a large gathering of old
settlers at Lancaster, the county seat.
Fred Sommers and William Hagemanu,
| Chicago pugllists, were fined 500 each
and costs at Madison the other day for en-
| gaging in a prize-fght at Waunakee last
February.
The Berlin city physician gets thirty-six
dollars per year and furnishes his own
| medicines.
John Bosworth, aged twelve years. q
son Of W. w. Bosworth, of River Falls,
Pierce County, was drowned while swim
ming few days ago.
Verd String, a seventy year-old inmate
of the Soldiers Home at Milwaukee,
whose relatives are said to reside at Chi
cago, unceremoniously took leave of this
world u few days ago. He had been mel
ancholy of late, and expressed desire to
die. Accordingly he repaired to saloon
near the house and put quantity of NOR
phine in glass of beer and died easy.
John Krett who has served two terms
in Waupun for attempted criminal assault,
was recently sentenced to twenty-five
|
assault upon thlrteen-year- oil girl
The new Milwaukee city directory con-
tains 6i,3l6 names, an increase of 5,2S6
over 1886. This represents an increase in
the population of the city of 5000. Add
to this the population brought within the
city limits by the annexation of Bay View
and there is population of 1877, S02.
The men arrested at Bloomington, ILL.,,
| foHu Hav oh IVit at nfin IN
swindle an old citizen, have been identified
as the persons who so cleverly robbed DIR.
Wolcott, of Milwaukee, of &c. 500
1t is said forty two year old heifer at
Dexterville, Wood County, recently gave
birth to twins, one natural calf and the
other being half bear s1a half calf. Its
head, legs and feet are like a bear, the 9TH
er parts like calf; color red and white.
The bear calf is perfect in development
and good size.
The GAINESVILLE churches have petitioned
city officials to pat a stop to Sunday pic
mics,
The White-Hill Sewing Machine Com
paDy of Milwaukee confessed Judgment
for SAC, 900 recently, which would probably
result in closing up the works and throw
| ing $50 hands out of employment. The
liabilities would exceed 100000.
Mandel & Meyers, the largest clothing
firm of Marinette, failed recently, with
liabilities Of $4,000; assets not over $15-
900.
A large number of women attended the,
annual school meeting at Waukeshs the
other evening, and in one or two instances
they cast the deciding votes. Among the
women present was Mrs. Teray, nearly
ninety years old, who took an active part
in the election
At Freeman, Crawford County, few
! days ago black diphtheria carried off three
children belonging to Mr.. and Mrs. J. L.
Garvey.
A Kaukauna girl recently had young
man arrested for kissing her, and the Of
fender was fined eight dollars by Justice
| Bach.
At Eau Claire women were in the major
! ity at the annual city school meeting the
other night, and in district No. Miss An
nette ]. Shaw was elected treasurer by
good majority over popular officer.
Anton Schoenbsrger. an employee of the
| Phi. Best Brewing Company, of Milwaukee,
was instantly killed the other night by be-
| ing caught in a freight elevator. He was
twenty eight years of age, and leaves
wife and two children.
At the home Of his daughter, Mrs. /.
/ Derusha in Fond du Lac, Mr.. Francis
Rondo, ST., died a few afternoons ago,
aged 100 years, l month and Is days The
| old man was veteran of the war Of 1912
and had living, in all, 454 children, grand
children and great-grandchildren
| Frank Wilcox and Richard Reese,
charged with assaultiug DR.. Palmer, La
! Crosse dentist, for the alleged reason that
his bill for extracting young lady's tooth
/ was excessive, have been acquitted of the
! charge.
Hon. William Sanger died in Waukesha
few days ago, at the age Of sixty-four
years He was native of Prussia and
came to America in 1874, settling in New
| York City, where he engaged in the jewel
/ ry business. Eleven years later he settled
/ in Waukesha, and continued his trade there
| large part of the intervening period. He
| was member of the State Assembly IN
| 1892
At Sheboygan the other day three fish
! errnen were fined for violating the new